Residential Treatment

Find links to sites for or about residential treatment facilities specializing in treatment of young people with emotional and behavioral health difficulties. Institutions listed in this category focus on treatment as their primary function. If academics are offered (they typically are required if school-age youth are enrolled), they are secondary to the principal emphasis on treatment.

Alternate Family Care Provider of therapeutic foster care and mental health treatment and services for emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children and teens in Florida. Includes current openings for employment and for placements.

Boysville of Texas Non-profit organization, provides emergency long-term care for at risk children in a nurturing, healing shelter.

Brandon Residential Treatment Center Residential and diagnostic program in Natick, Massachusetts, offering a variety of services, including onsite school, for troubled boys, ages 7-18. Description of services and other details.

Brookhaven Youth Ranch Offers a non-profit center for adolescents aged 13-17 who suffer from conduct disorder, ADHD and juvenile delinquency. Located in Texas.

Damar Homes Residential facility for children and teens with mental retardation. On-site, group homes and community living services for kids with retardation and developmental disabilities.

DreamTree Project Serving children and young adults, aged twelve through twenty-four, and their families with a youth shelter, transitional living center, and a wilderness therapy program. Located in Taos, New Mexico.

Heartlight Ministries Residential adolescent Christian counseling center for struggling teens and families, with a referral service to other programs. Hallsville, Texas.

Helping Hand Home for Children Founded in 1893, offers residential services and therapeutic foster care for abandoned, abused, and neglected children. Located in Austin, Texas.

Hillsides Provides safe places for children by treating abuse, neglect and mental illness; strengthening families; providing special education; and advocating for children's rights. Located in California.

Integrity House Residential therapy and education center for girls ages twelve through seventeen.

Life Development Institute LDI provides secondary and post-secondary education and programs for older adolescents and young adults with learning disabilities, attention deficit, hyperactivity and other disorders. Located in Arizona.

Mercy Home for Boys and Girls School for children with emotional problems. Includes overview of programs and services, volunteering, special events calendar, and contacts. Chicago, Illinois.

Wellspring, Inc. A not for profit organization providing a family-focused, culturally responsive continuum of therapeutic and residential services consistent with the Wellspring principles. South Dakota.

Yahweh Center Children's Village Serving eastern North Carolina with residential treatment and placement services for abused and neglected children, ages twelve and younger. Based in Wilmington.